DE102022122506A1 - Universally applicable housing to cover contact elements - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a housing (1) for covering conductor-side connection points (17, 43) of at least two contact elements (19, 41) and for receiving sections of at least two electrical conductors (11, 33) as well as connecting arrangements (15, 37) for connection the electrical conductors (11, 33) with the contact elements (19, 41). In order to obtain a universally applicable housing (1) that can cover differently spaced pairs of contact elements (19, 41), a housing (1) comprising a first partial housing (3) and a second partial housing (5) is provided, wherein the partial housing (3, 5) in an assembled state complement the housing (1), the first partial housing (3) having a first conductor receptacle (7), which is used to accommodate at least sections of a first electrical conductor (11) and a first connection arrangement (15 ) is designed to connect the first electrical conductor (11) to a first contact element (19) and is provided with a through opening (55) for a second contact element (41), the second partial housing (5) having a second conductor receptacle (9 ), which is designed to at least partially accommodate a second electrical conductor (33) and a second connection arrangement (37) for connecting the second electrical conductor (33) to a second contact element (41), and wherein the second partial housing (5) is designed to rest on the first partial housing (3) in the area of the through opening (55) and the second conductor receptacle (9) forms a common cavity (59) with the through opening (55) in the assembled state.

Description

The invention relates to a housing for covering and at least partially accommodating conductor-side connection points of at least two contact elements, in particular a pair of contact elements. The invention also relates to a housing arrangement and a set, each of which comprises such a housing.

Housings of the type mentioned above can be used to at least partially cover contact elements. For contact elements, especially for high-voltage contact elements, a secure cover is desired in order to offer protection against contact and short circuits and to protect the contact elements from external influences, for example dirt or moisture.

Electrical conductors, such as cables or busbars, can be connected to conductor-side connection points of the contact elements. These connection points should be protected by the housing according to the invention.

The contact elements can be part of a charging system for an electric vehicle. For example, the contact elements can be part of a vehicle-side charging socket of an electric vehicle, which are designed on the contact side for a plug connection with a charging plug and on the conductor side for connecting electrical conductors. It may happen that the arrangement of two contact elements relative to each other differs for different applications. This can be the case, for example, with different standards for the charging plugs.

It is therefore the object of the invention to provide a housing of the type mentioned at the outset, which can be used for contact elements arranged differently to one another without structural changes to the housing.

This object is achieved for the housing mentioned at the outset in that the housing is designed to cover conductor-side connection points of at least two contact elements and to accommodate at least sections of at least two electrical conductors and connecting arrangements for connecting the electrical conductors to the contact elements. The housing comprises a first sub-housing and a second sub-housing, which complement each other in an assembled state to form the housing. The first partial housing has a first conductor receptacle, which is designed to accommodate at least sections of a first electrical conductor and a first connection arrangement for connecting the first electrical conductor to a first contact element, and is also provided with a through opening for a second contact element. The second partial housing has a second conductor receptacle which is designed to accommodate at least sections of a second electrical conductor and a second connection arrangement for connecting the second electrical conductor to the second contact element. The second partial housing is also designed to rest on the first partial housing in the area of the through opening. The second conductor receptacle forms a common cavity with the through opening in the assembled state.

Because the housing consists of two partial housings and each partial housing is designed to accommodate an electrical conductor and a connection arrangement for one of the contact elements, the two partial housings can be positioned at least partially independently of one another and can be used for contact elements that are at least partially arranged differently from one another. They still form a common housing.

The first contact element can protrude into the first conductor receptacle and be connected there to the first electrical conductor by the first connection arrangement. The second contact element can be arranged protruding through the through opening in the first partial housing and can be electrically connected to the second electrical conductor arranged in the second partial housing by the second connection arrangement. The latter is possible because the second connection arrangement forms a common cavity with the through opening in the assembled state of the housing.

Since the housing according to the invention can be used for contact elements arranged differently from one another, manufacturing costs can be reduced because a separate housing does not have to be produced for each type of predetermined relative position of the contact elements. The housing according to the invention can therefore be used universally, at least for a predetermined range of different relative positions of two contact elements to one another. The different relative positions of the contact elements to one another can be realized in particular by different distances between the contact elements from one another or by different axial distances of the contact elements from one another.

The electrical conductors can in particular be busbars. Alternatively, other electrical conductors, in particular cables, can also serve as conductors. From the electrical conductors in particular end sections can be arranged in the respective conductor receptacles. The conductor receptacles can in particular be designed to accommodate end sections of the respective conductors in sections.

If the connection arrangements are arranged in the conductor receptacles, the connection arrangements can close the conductor receptacles to the outside.

The connection arrangements can, for example, have screw connections in order to screw an electrical conductor to a conductor-side end of a contact element. Alternatively, at least one of the connection arrangements can be designed to establish the connection between the conductor and the contact element, for example by clamping, plugging, pressing or crimping. A further alternative may be that the connection arrangement comprises a soldering point or a welding point. The connection arrangements can be designed for permanent or detachable connection of the conductors to the contact elements.

The two conductor receptacles can extend along longitudinal axes which can coincide with longitudinal axes of the contact elements when the housing is attached to the contact elements to cover them. The longitudinal axes preferably run parallel to one another.

The solution according to the invention can be further improved by various configurations that are advantageous in themselves and can be combined with one another in any way. These configurations and the advantages associated with them are discussed below. The housing according to the invention is also described with reference to elements accommodated in the housing, such as contact elements, electrical conductors and connection arrangements. These elements do not necessarily have to be part of the housing. The reference to the elements mentioned merely serves to better illustrate the described configurations of the housing.

Preferably, at least one of the conductor receptacles is designed to positively hold the conductor along the longitudinal axis. For example, the conductor holder can be provided with at least one undercut for receiving the conductor, in particular a busbar. If the conductor is then attached to the contact element, the partial housing is also automatically attached to the contact element.

The through opening can have an inner diameter that is larger than the outer diameter of a contact element which is intended to protrude through the through opening. As a result, the housing according to the invention can be used for different pairs of contact elements that differ in their distances from one another. This means, for example, that an identical housing can be used for the use of contact elements with a 26 mm and a 27 mm pitch. The grids refer to the center distances of the longitudinal axes of the two contact elements. Such grids are used, for example, for different charging sockets. The housing according to the invention makes it unnecessary to design and produce separate housings for both grids.

A wall of the first conductor receptacle, in particular a cylindrical wall, can protrude from the first partial housing and, in the assembled state, be accommodated in a receptacle in the second partial housing. The receptacle in the second partial housing can in particular be formed as an elongated hole, with a longitudinal direction of the elongated hole preferably extending transversely to an axial direction of the first conductor receptacle. Particularly preferably, a smallest inner diameter of the elongated hole essentially corresponds to an outer diameter of the wall, so that the wall can be accommodated in the elongated hole without play in at least one direction.

Receiving the wall in the elongated hole can secure the second sub-housing to the first sub-housing and prevent the second sub-housing from rotating relative to the first sub-housing. This can be advantageous if a connection arrangement is actuated with a screw connection in the second partial housing.

The elongated hole preferably extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second conductor receptacle through the second partial housing, with the longitudinal direction of the elongated hole extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The longitudinal direction preferably extends parallel to an imaginary connecting line between the first and second conductor receptacles in the assembled state.

In order to prevent the through opening from being opened to the outside, the second sub-housing can have a, in particular annular, cover section which is designed to rest on the first sub-housing in the area of the through opening and to cover the through opening in the first sub-housing at least in an edge region thereof.

The cover section can in particular form a contact surface. Particularly preferably, the cover section is formed complementary to a section of the first partial housing surrounding the through opening.

An outer diameter of the cover section can be larger than an inner diameter of the through opening in the first sub-housing.

In order to maintain a tight connection between the two sub-housings, at least in the area between the through opening in the first sub-housing and the second conductor receptacle in the second sub-housing, the second sub-housing is preferably provided with at least one sealing element, in particular with an axial sealing element, in the area of the cover section.

Particularly preferably, the first partial housing has at least one, in particular annular, bead surrounding the through opening, which in the assembled state rests on the cover section of the second partial housing. If the second partial housing is provided with a sealing element, the bead can be pressed against the sealing element in the assembled state. A contact pressure can be generated by the second connection arrangement, which can press the second partial housing against the first partial housing when the second connection arrangement or the second conductor is arranged in a form-fitting manner in the second conductor receptacle and when the second connection arrangement is attached to the second contact element.

As an alternative to the embodiments described above, the second partial housing can be provided with a bead and/or the first partial housing can be provided with a cover section and/or with a sealing element.

In order to increase the safety of the contact elements arranged in the housing, the first and second conductor receptacles are preferably separated from one another in the assembled state of the housing. In particular, the first conductor receptacle and the common cavity consisting of the through opening and second conductor receptacle can be separated from one another by walls of the two partial housings surrounding the respective cavities. In order to obtain a simple structure and to be able to accommodate commercially available contact elements, the two conductor receptacles, preferably also the at least one through opening, are provided with essentially circular cross sections, with areas of the conductor receptacles in particular, which are designed for the positive holding of electrical conductors, being circular Cross section may vary.

The housing arrangement according to the invention comprises a housing according to the invention and at least one contact housing element designed to be pluggable with the housing. The contact housing element has a first contact element receptacle, which is designed to determine a position for the first contact element, and a second contact element receptacle, which is designed to determine a position for the second contact element at a defined distance from the first contact element. The second contact element receptacle has an inner diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the through opening in the first partial housing.

The contact housing element can serve in particular as a spacer between two contact elements. The contact housing element can therefore define the relative positions of the two contact elements in relation to one another.

Due to the inner diameter defined above, the second contact element can be arranged at different positions in the through opening and still be connected to the second connecting element in the second conductor receptacle. This configuration allows the housing to be used for different relative positions of the two contact elements, with the relative positions of the two contact elements being determined by the contact housing element.

A separate contact housing element may be necessary for each relative position of the two contact elements to one another. However, an identical housing can always be used to cover the contact elements.

The contact element receptacles are preferably arranged coaxially with the respective conductor receptacles in the assembled state.

The contact housing element and the housing are preferably designed to complement one another. Particularly preferably, the contact housing element and the housing can be designed to be pluggable into one another. The contact housing element can be part of a housing onto which the housing, consisting of the two partial housings, can be placed as a cover.

The housing arrangement can further comprise at least one alignment structure which, in the assembled state, is arranged between the second contact element receptacle and an inner wall of the through opening.

The alignment structure can in particular be free of play between the second contact element and be arranged on the inner wall of the through opening. The alignment structure can define the position of the second contact element relative to the first sub-housing, in other words within the through opening.

The alignment structure is preferably designed to be insertable into the through opening. The alignment structure can surround the second contact element receptacle at least in sections.

The at least one alignment structure can be designed to be connectable to the contact housing element or formed monolithically with it. The at least one alignment structure is preferably formed monolithically with the contact housing element, in particular as part of a larger housing.

In order to determine the distance from the second contact element to the first contact element in a particularly simple manner by the at least one alignment structure, the at least one alignment structure can have a different thickness on a side of the second contact element receptacle that is closer to the first contact element receptacle than on a side that is further away from the first contact element receptacle . The thickness preferably extends along a radial direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the second contact element receptacle, in particular parallel to an imaginary connecting line between the two contact element receptacles. The alignment structure can therefore have a thickening on at least one side of the second contact element receptacle.

The thickness can be generated in a particularly simple manner in that the at least one alignment structure has at least one rib on the side with the greater thickness, in particular a rib for contact with the inner wall of the through opening. The rib preferably runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second contact element receptacle. The rib may represent a thickening.

In addition to a housing of the type mentioned above, the set according to the invention includes two contact housing elements, with an axial distance between the first and the second contact element receptacle being different for the two contact housing elements. The two contact housing elements can therefore be used for arrangements in which the two contact elements are spaced differently from one another. Identical housings, each consisting of the two partial housings, can be used for both.

The different contact housing elements can be obtained in a simple manner in that each contact housing element is provided with an alignment structure, each alignment structure being provided with a thickening, in particular a rib, and the thickening of the one contact housing element pointing towards the first contact element receptacle and the thickening of the Another contact housing element is arranged facing away from the first contact element receptacle.

The invention is explained in more detail below using an example of an advantageous embodiment with reference to the drawings. The combination of features shown as an example in the embodiment can be supplemented by further features in accordance with the above statements in accordance with the properties of the housing according to the invention that are necessary for a specific application. Also in accordance with the above statements, individual features can be omitted from the described embodiment if the effect of this feature is not important in a specific application. In the drawings, the same reference numbers are always used for elements with the same function and/or the same structure.

• 1 ein erfindungsgemäßes Gehäuse in einem zusammengesetzten Zustand mit Kontaktelementen, Leitern, Verbindungsanordnungen und einem Kontaktgehäuseelement in einer Schnittdarstellung;
• 2 das Gehäuse aus 1 in einer perspektivischen Darstellung, wobei die beiden Teilgehäuse des erfindungsgemäßen Gehäuses von den Kontaktelementen abgehoben dargestellt sind.

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• 1 a housing according to the invention in an assembled state with contact elements, conductors, connection arrangements and a contact housing element in a sectional view;
• 2 the housing 1 in a perspective view, the two partial housings of the housing according to the invention being shown lifted away from the contact elements.

Below is an advantageous embodiment of the housing according to the invention with reference to 1 and 2 described. The housing according to the invention is also described with reference to elements accommodated in the housing, such as contact elements, electrical conductors and connection arrangements. These elements do not necessarily have to be part of the housing. The reference to the elements mentioned merely serves to better illustrate the described embodiment of the housing.

The housing 1 comprises a first partial housing 3 and a second partial housing 5. In the assembled state, as shown in 1 is shown, the two partial housings 3 and 5 complement each other to form the housing 1.

Each of the sub-housings 3 and 5 has a conductor holder. The first partial housing 3 has a first conductor receptacle 7 and the second partial housing 5 has a second conductor receptacle 9.

Each conductor receptacle 7 or 9 is preferably formed by a cavity with a substantially cylindrical shape in the respective partial housing 3 or 5.

The conductor receptacle 7 serves to accommodate at least a section of a first electrical conductor 11. The first electrical conductor 11 is merely an example as a busbar 13 1 shown. The first conductor 11 can alternatively also be formed as a cable or as a conductor of another type.

Also included in the first conductor receptacle 7 is a first connection arrangement 15 for connecting the first electrical conductor 11 to a conductor-side connection point 17 of a first electrical contact element 9.

The first connection arrangement 15 is shown as a combination of a screw 21 with a sleeve 23 purely as an example. The sleeve 23 can protrude into the busbar 13 and be arranged between the busbar 13 and the first electrical contact element 19.

The screw 21 can press the busbar 13 and the sleeve 23 against the first contact element 19. In this way, a secure electrical connection can be established between the busbar 13 and the first electrical contact element 19.

The first connection arrangement 15 can also have a screw head insulation 25, which protects the screw 21 against contact from the outside. The screw head insulation 25 can be dimensioned such that it closes the first conductor receptacle 7 to the outside.

The first conductor receptacle 7 extends along the first longitudinal axis 27. The first longitudinal axis 27 preferably coincides with a longitudinal axis 29 of the first contact element 19.

An undercut 31 preferably extends transversely to the longitudinal axis 27 from the first conductor receptacle 7 into the material of the first partial housing 3. The undercut 31 can serve to accommodate the busbar 13.

When the busbar 13 is accommodated in the undercut 31, the busbar 13 is held in a form-fitting manner in the first partial housing 3 and secured against relative movement parallel to the first longitudinal axis 27. This arrangement also means that the first partial housing 3 is fixed in relation to the first contact element 19.

The second conductor receptacle 9 is preferably formed similarly to the first conductor receptacle 7. The second conductor receptacle 9 serves to accommodate a second electrical conductor 33, which is preferably formed by a busbar 35.

The second conductor receptacle 9 also serves to accommodate a second connection arrangement 37. The second connection arrangement 37 can be constructed essentially identically to the first connection arrangement 15. That is, it preferably has a screw 39 which is designed to be screwed into a second contact element 41, in particular at a conductor-side connection point 43 of the second contact element 41. The first contact element 19 and the second contact element 41 form a pair of contact elements.

The second connection arrangement 37 preferably has screw head insulation 45. The connection arrangement 9 can also have a sleeve 47, which can improve the electrical connection between the second conductor 33 and the second contact element 41.

In the second partial housing 5, an undercut 49 extends from the second conductor receptacle 9 into the material of the second partial housing 5, so that a positive connection between the second electrical conductor 33 and the second partial housing 5 can also be generated here.

The second conductor receptacle 9 preferably extends along a second longitudinal axis 51, which preferably coincides with a longitudinal axis 53 of the second contact element 41 when the second connection arrangement 37 is connected to the second contact element 41. The second longitudinal axis 51 preferably runs parallel to the first longitudinal axis 27.

The first partial housing 3 has a through opening 55. The through opening 55 extends along a longitudinal axis 57 through the first partial housing 3. The longitudinal axis 57 runs parallel to the first longitudinal axis 27. It preferably also runs parallel to the longitudinal axis 51.

The longitudinal axis 57 can coincide with the second longitudinal axis 51 and with the longitudinal axis 53 of the second contact element 41. However, this depends on the position of the second contact element 41 and thus on the position of the second partial housing 5.

The through opening 55 can serve to pass through and receive the second contact element 41. In assembled state the second conductor receptacle 9 and the through opening 55 form a common cavity 59.

In the figures, the common cavity 59 is filled, since the figures show a situation in which the second contact element 41 and the second connection arrangement 37 are located in the common cavity 59.

The second partial housing 5 is designed to rest on the first partial housing 3 in the area of the through opening 55. In this way, the common cavity 59 can be formed. At the same time, the through opening 55 and a second contact element 41 located therein can be protected.

The second partial housing 5 has a cover section 61 for contact with the first partial housing 3. The cover section 61 is preferably ring-shaped and designed to cover the through opening in the first partial housing 3 at least in an edge region 63 thereof.

An outer diameter 65 of the cover section 61 is preferably larger than an inner diameter 67 of the through opening 55. This can ensure that the second partial housing 5 can always cover the through opening 55, regardless of the position of the second contact element 41 in the through opening 55.

The position refers to the axial distance 69 between the longitudinal axes 29 and 53 of the contact elements 19 and 41.

In order to obtain an externally sealed connection between the second partial housing 5, in particular its cover section 61, and the first partial housing 3 in the area of the through opening 55, a sealing element 71 can be provided, which is between the two partial housings 3 and 5 in the area of the through opening 55 can be arranged.

One of the two partial housings 3 or 5 is preferably provided with an axial sealing element 73, which can be accommodated in an annular receptacle in the partial housing.

In the figures, the second partial housing 5 is provided with such an axial sealing element 73 merely as an example. In order to further improve the effect of the sealing element 71, the opposing partial housing can be provided with a bead 75 which runs annularly around the through opening 55 and which can press into the sealing element 71 in the assembled state. In the example shown, the bead 75 is formed on the first partial housing 3.

As an alternative to the axial sealing element 73, the sealing element 71 can also be formed as a sealing disk or sealing ring, which is arranged between the two partial housings.

In order to prevent the second partial housing 5 from rotating about the second longitudinal axis 51 when the second connection arrangement 37 is actuated, the second partial housing 5 has a receptacle 77 which is spaced from the second conductor receptacle 9 transversely to the longitudinal axis 51.

A wall 79 of the first conductor receptacle 7 can be accommodated in the receptacle 77 in the assembled state. The wall 79 is part of the first partial housing 3 and protrudes from it parallel to the first longitudinal axis 27.

The receptacle 77 is preferably formed as an elongated hole 81, with a longitudinal direction 83 of the elongated hole 81 extending parallel to an imaginary connecting line 85 between the two longitudinal axes 29 and 53 of the contact elements 19 and 41.

The housing 1 of the type described above allows the two contact elements 19 and 41 to be accommodated or covered, whereby the housing 1 can be used for different axial distances 69 of the contact elements 19 and 41 to one another.

The second contact element 41 preferably has a diameter 87 which is smaller than the inner diameter 56 of the through opening 55. The contact element 41 can therefore also be accommodated in the through opening 55 at different axial distances 69. The second partial housing 5 can still always rest against the first partial housing 3, thereby covering the through opening 55 and also allowing the second connecting arrangement 37 to fasten the second conductor 33 to the second contact element 41.

Because the cover section 61 of the second partial housing 5 always covers the through opening 55 and because the receptacle 77 is formed as an elongated hole 81, the second partial housing 5 can be used with different center distances 69. The housing 1 can therefore be used universally.

In order to define the relative positions of the two contact elements 19 to one another, in particular to determine a distance 90 and thus also the center distance 69, at least one contact housing element 88 can be provided, which has a first contact element receptacle 89 for the first contact element 19 and a second contact element 91 for the second contact element 41.

The contact element receptacles 89 and 91 serve to define the positions of the contact elements 19 and 41. The contact housing element 88 preferably also serves to fasten the contact elements 19 and 41.

The contact housing element 88 can serve as a spacer for the contact elements 19 and 41. It can be part of a larger housing 93.

The housing 1 and the contact housing element 88 together form a housing arrangement 95.

The second contact element receptacle 91 has an inner diameter 97 which is smaller than the inner diameter 56 of the through opening 55. The inner diameter 97 can approximately correspond to the diameter 87 of the second contact element 41, so that the second contact element 41 can be accommodated in the second contact element receptacle 91 without play .

When connecting the housing 1 to the contact housing element 88, these two parts can be aligned with one another. The first partial housing 3 preferably has a circumferential edge 99 into which a collar 101 of the contact housing element 88 can be inserted. A circumferential sealing element 103 can be arranged between the collar 101 and the edge 99.

A sleeve-shaped wall 105, which surrounds the first conductor receptacle 7, can extend away from the first partial housing 3 in the direction of the contact housing element 88 and can be accommodated in an annular receptacle 107 in the contact housing element 88.

The relative position between the first partial housing 3 and the contact housing element 88 can be determined by the edge 99, the collar 101, the wall 105 and the receptacle 107. In addition, the position of the first contact element 19 relative to the first connection arrangement 15 can be defined in this way.

In order to determine the position between the second contact element 41 and the housing 1, the contact housing element 88 can have an alignment structure 109 which, in the assembled state, is arranged between the second contact element receptacle 91 and an inner wall 111 of the through opening 55.

The alignment structure 109 is preferably designed to be insertable into the through opening 55. It can at least partially surround the second contact element receptacle 91. The alignment structure 109 can have a different thickness 115 on a side 113 that is closer to the first contact element receptacle 89 than on a side 117 that is further away from the first contact element receptacle 89 and on which the alignment structure 109 has the thickness 119.

In the embodiment shown as an example, the thickness 119 on side 117 is greater than the thickness 115 on side 113. The side with the greater thickness can therefore have a thickening 121. The thickening 121 can in particular be formed by a rib 123, which preferably runs parallel to the longitudinal axis 51.

If the side 117 further away from the first contact element receptacle 89 has the greater thickness 119, for example due to the presence of a rib 123, the distance 90 of the two contact elements 19 and 41 is smaller than in a case in which the side 117 that is closer to the first contact element receptacle 89 Page 113 has the greater thickness 115.

Particularly in the case of a thickening 121 or a rib 123, depending on whether the thickening 121 is arranged on the side 113 or on the side 117, a larger and a smaller distance 90 of the contact elements from one another can be realized.

For two different distances 90 of the contact elements 19 and 41, a separate contact housing element 88 can be manufactured for each type of grid. The partial housings 3 and 5 of the housing 1, on the other hand, can be identical in construction for the different contact housing elements 88.

The housing arrangement 95 described above makes it possible to use a uniform interface on the housing 93 with the same sealing element 103 for different contact distances, i.e. axial distances 69, of the contact elements 19 and 41.

Reference symbols

1

Housing

3

First partial housing

5

Second partial housing

7

First ladder recording

9

Second ladder recording

11

First electrical conductor

13

busbar

15

First connection arrangement

17

Conductor-side connection point

19

First contact element

21

screw

23

sleeve

25

Screw head insulation

27

First longitudinal axis

29

Longitudinal axis of the first contact element

31

Undercut

33

Second electrical conductor

35

busbar

37

Second connection arrangement

39

screw

41

Second contact element

43

Conductor-side connection point

45

Screw head insulation

47

sleeve

49

Undercut

51

Second longitudinal axis

53

Longitudinal axis of the second contact element

55

Passage opening

56

Inner diameter of the through hole

57

Longitudinal axis of the through opening

59

Common cavity

61

Cover section

63

Edge area

65

outer diameter

67

Inner diameter

69

Axle distance

71

Sealing element

73

Axial sealing element

75

bead

77

Recording

79

Conversion

81

Long hole

83

Longitudinal direction

85

connecting line

87

Diameter of the second contact element

88

Contact housing element

89

First contact element recording

90

Distance

91

Second contact element recording

93

Housing

95

Housing arrangement

97

Inner diameter of the second contact element receptacle

99

edge

101

collar

103

Sealing element

105

Conversion

107

Recording

109

Alignment structure

111

Inner wall of the through opening

113

Side closer to the first contact element receptacle

115

thickness

117

Side further away from the first contact element recording

119

thickness

121

thickening

123

rib

Claims (15)

Housing (1) for covering conductor-side connection points (17, 43) of at least two contact elements (19, 41) and for partially accommodating at least two electrical conductors (11, 33) as well as connecting arrangements (15, 37) for connecting the electrical conductors ( 11, 33) with the contact elements (19, 41), comprising a first partial housing (3) and a second partial housing (5), which complement each other in an assembled state to form the housing (1), the first partial housing (3) being a first Conductor receptacle (7), which is designed to accommodate at least sections of a first electrical conductor (11) and a first connection arrangement (15) for connecting the first electrical conductor (11) to a first contact element (19), and with a through opening (55 ) is provided for a second contact element (41), the second partial housing (5) having a second conductor receptacle (9) which is used to at least partially accommodate a second electrical conductor (33) and a second connection arrangement (37). Connection of the second electrical conductor (33) is designed with a second contact element (41), and wherein the second partial housing (5) is designed to rest on the first partial housing (3) in the area of the through opening (55) and the second conductor receptacle ( 9) forms a common cavity (59) with the through opening (55) in the assembled state. housing (1). Claim 1 , wherein a wall (79) of the first conductor receptacle (7) protrudes from the first partial housing (3) and, in the assembled state, is accommodated in a receptacle (77) in the second partial housing (5). housing (1). Claim 2 , wherein the receptacle (77) in the second partial housing (5) is formed as an elongated hole (81). Housing (1) according to one of the Claims 1 until 3 , wherein the second partial housing (5) has a cover section (61) which is designed to rest on the first partial housing (3) in the area of the through opening (55) and the through opening (5) in the first partial housing (3) at least in an edge region ( 63) to cover the same. housing (1). Claim 4 , wherein the second partial housing (5) is provided with at least one sealing element (71) in the area of the cover section (61). housing (1). Claim 4 or 5 , wherein the first partial housing (3) has at least one bead (75) surrounding the through opening (55), which in the assembled state rests on the cover section (61) of the second partial housing (5). Housing (1) according to one of the Claims 1 until 6 , wherein the first and second conductor receptacles (7, 9) are separated from one another in the assembled state of the housing (1). Housing (1) according to one of the Claims 1 until 7 , further comprising a first conductor (11) and a first connection arrangement (15) in the first conductor receptacle (7) and a second conductor (33) and a second connection arrangement (37) in the second conductor receptacle (9). Housing arrangement (95), comprising a housing (1) according to one of Claims 1 until 8th and with at least one contact housing element (88) designed to be pluggable together with the housing (1), with a first contact element receptacle (89), which is designed to fix a position for the first contact element (19), and a second contact element receptacle (91), which is designed to determine a position for the second contact element (41) at a defined axial distance (69) from the first contact element (19), the second contact element receptacle (91) having an inner diameter (97) that is smaller than an inner diameter (56) of the through opening (55) in the first partial housing (3). Housing arrangement (95). Claim 9 , further comprising at least one alignment structure (109), which is arranged in the assembled state between the second contact element receptacle (91) and an inner wall (111) of the through opening (55). Housing arrangement (95). Claim 10 , wherein the at least one alignment structure (109) is designed to be connectable to the contact housing element (88) or is formed monolithically with it. Housing arrangement (95). Claim 10 or 11 , wherein alignment structure (109) has a different thickness (115) on a side (113) of the second contact element receptacle (91) that is closer to the first contact element receptacle (89) than on a side (117) that is further away from the first contact element receptacle (89). second contact element receptacle (91). Housing arrangement (95) according to one of the Claims 9 until 12 , further comprising one contact element (19, 41) in each contact element receptacle (7, 9). Set comprising a housing (1) according to one of Claims 1 until 8th and two contact housing elements (88) according to one of the Claims 9 until 13 , wherein the axial distances (69) between the first and second contact element receptacles (89, 91) are different for the two contact housing elements (88). Sentence after Claim 14 , wherein each contact housing element (88) is provided with an alignment structure (109), each alignment structure (109) being provided with a thickening (121) on the second contact element receptacle (91), and wherein the thickening (121) of the one contact housing element (88 ) pointing towards the first contact element receptacle (89) and the thickening (121) of the other contact housing element (88) are arranged pointing away from the first contact element receptacle (89).

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